Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryChurch View Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistPlymstock Dental1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryGoosewell Primary Academyages 4-11, 394 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCoombe Dean Schoolages 11-18, 1,000 pupils1.0 miPrimaryHooe Primary Academyages 3-11, 212 pupils1.2 miCollegeCity College Plymouth4.1 miUniversityArts University Plymouth3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT40 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL80 miRailway stationPlymouth3.4 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge14 miFerryPlymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing2.0 miBus stops85 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:05 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:13 am – 4:15 pm
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People7,440 residentsin the Plymstock Goosewell & Staddiscombe census areaMedian age 45.63,335 households73% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright5% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,467 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 15%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,069 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December16 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesSaltrampark · 2.2 mi · 124 haHorsham Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 9 haMount Edgcumbe Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 360 haThe Astor Playing Fieldpark · 2.3 miDunstone Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miKing George V Memorial Playnig Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200532 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201623 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,475 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
